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MS, Sony pick 16 May for next-gen console launches

The waiting will be over on 16 May. On that day, at 3PM PST, Sony will take the wraps off PlayStation 3. Three hours later, Microsoft will unveil Xbox 2.

Well, that’s the hope. Certainly, Sony has scheduled a press event at its Culver City, Los Angeles Sony Pictures facility on that date and time. Microsoft, meanwhile, has booked a venue in downtown LA with a view to a 6PM opening time, GamesIndustry.biz reports.
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That either company intends to announce its next-generation console at their respective events hasn’t been confirmed, but with the E3 games industry show due to kick off the day after, 17 May, it’s a pretty good bet that both companies have big gaming announcements to make.

Sony spokesfolks have hinted in the past that PS3 – or whatever it will be called – will be launched ahead of E3. Past product roadmaps have pointed to an early to mid-2005 launch. The company gave the PowerPC-derived ‘Cell’ processor on which the new console will be based its first public outing in February. So the omens are good.

Sony wins by three hours!